Explaining Transformation of Turkish Civil Society in the EU Accession Process

This study investigates the relationship between the announcement of Turkey's EU candidacy status at the EU's Helsinki Summit in 1999, and the development and transformation of Turkish civil society organizations (CSOs). It is argued that theories of historical institutionalism and rationa...

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Published in:Insight (Türkey) 2008-01, Vol.10 (4), p.77-93
Main Author: ARABACI, AHMET
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Accession
Admission of members
Analysis
Bilateral relations
Candidates
Civil Society
Democratization
Economic Change
Economic development
EU enlargement
European integration
European Union
Institutional economics
Institutionalism
Middle Eastern politics
Nongovernmental organizations
Path dependence
Political aspects
Political institutions
Political Integration
Political reform
Political science
Rational Choice
Rational choice theory
Rent seeking behavior
Siyasal Bilimler
Social change
Turkey
Uluslararası İlişkiler
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Summary:This study investigates the relationship between the announcement of Turkey's EU candidacy status at the EU's Helsinki Summit in 1999, and the development and transformation of Turkish civil society organizations (CSOs). It is argued that theories of historical institutionalism and rational choice institutionalism provides a useful framework for explaining the changes that took place in the number and institutional structures of Turkish CSOs. Historical institutionalism helps explain how the EU's affirmation of Turkey's EU candidacy has served as a critical juncture for the evolution of path dependency for Turkish CSOs. The economic reforms and democratization driven by Turkey's accession process are given special attention in this respect. Rational choice institutionalism will be employed to explain structural transformations within Turkish CSOs, and their considerable dependence on the funds provided by the EU.
ISSN:1302-177X
2564-7717
1302-177X